Silver City -- Some 40 residents of the Brewer Hill neighborhood braved blazing sun and heat Sunday to dedicate a mosaic of Mother Teresa to the community. The art work was created by Silver City artist Lydia Villegas, who also lives in the neighborhood. When Martha Blacklock purchased the mosaic from Villegas, she decided to place it on her Brewer Hill property to remind residents of the many qualities that Mother Teresa embodied, including peace, love, unity and compassion.

"Today we dedicate this remarkable piece of art in this place for the wellbeing of all who live here, and those who pass by," said Blacklock. "Lydia has taken a lot of broken pieces and made something beautiful and meaningful. Perhaps the message is, bless all you see."

Villegas' husband, Carlos, built the foundation and installed the original mosaic on a part of Blacklock's property. Ellen Brown, nursery manager at Mountain Ridge Ace Hardware, was also in attendance, given that Ace Hardware generously donated five plants to the project site.